Alviela River

Alviela River is a river in Portugal. It is 51.16 kilometres long. The Alviela spring is one of the deepest in the world and is locally connected to a cave complex that represents the most significant fluvio-karstic phenomena in Portugal, one which supports several bat colonies with more than 5,000 bats in total.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vale de Figueira and Alcanhões.

Vale de Figueira

Village

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Vale de Figueira is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santarém, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish São Vicente do Paul e Vale de Figueira.

Alcanhões

Town

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Alcanhões is a town and administrative parish in Santarém, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,469, in an area of 11.45 km². Alcanhões is situated 3½ km west of Alviela River.

Alpiarça

Town

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Alpiarça is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,702, in an area of 95.36 km2. The present Mayor is Mário Fernando Pereira and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Mario Santiago. The municipal holiday is April 2. Alpiarça is situated 5 km southeast of Alviela River.

Alviela River

Type: Stream
Description: river in Portugal
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Santarém District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

39.29539° or 39° 17′ 43″ north

Longitude

-8.61615° or 8° 36′ 58″ west

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

8CFH79WM+5G

GeoNames ID

2271793

Wikidata ID

Q4738012

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Alviela River” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rio Alviela”
Irish: “Abhainn Alviela”
Portuguese: “Alviela”
Portuguese: “Rio alviela”
Portuguese: “Rio Alviela”
Spanish: “Alviela”
Spanish: “Río Alviela”
Welsh: “Afon Alviela”
“Alviela”

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